128: Zhou Xuan, a disciple of the Ninth Mountain of the Demon Sealing Sect, has come here to seal demons!

A circular Formation diagram covering the entire Black Mountain slowly appeared in the sky. Brilliant, ancient divine light condensed as individual symbols surged within the diagram. A massive crack spread wildly from one side, and eventually, the entire diagram was covered in cracks.

Crack! Crack!

" ( っ ° Д ° ; ) " Wang Damu stood frozen in place, his heart aching.

It broke.

Two shattering sounds rang out, and the Formation diagram vanished. The Black Mountain remained, but now a faint dao rhyme was revealed, and a black entrance appeared before everyone's eyes.

Shen Nian moved, appearing at the entrance.

Whoosh! A golden light flashed by.

Wang Damu took the now cracked Wang Damu Hammer, his hands trembling, and tears began to stream down his face uncontrollably.

"Buddy, is it really necessary? It's not the first time it's been broken. Wouldn't getting some more heavenly sun gold stone to repair it be enough?" Murong Chen, unable to watch any longer, walked over to Wang Damu and said.

"You don't understand." Wang Damu carefully put away the hammer, then said very seriously: "Being broken by yourself and being broken by others are two different things..."

Murong Chen tilted his head slightly, looked at Wang Damu, and said slowly: "What you said makes some sense..."

"Let's go, Brother Shen has already gone in!"

Wang Damu nodded. Although his heart ached, seeing the ruins opened, he couldn't help but feel excited.

The tomb of an ancient Cultivator, I'm coming!

Meanwhile, Xiao Qinger, who was nearby, circulated her spirit energy and followed the others with her greatsword on her back.

Inside the Black Mountain. It was pitch black.

On a road paved with black stones that allowed three people to walk side by side, Shen Nian walked slowly in the lead. His eyes shone with spirit light as he continuously observed the dazzling array of paintings hanging on the uneven walls on both sides. The images on them were different, all depicting various sceneries. What attracted Shen Nian the most was one particular painting: a green mountain floating in a galaxy, with the mountain being larger than the surrounding stars.

"I wonder if this scene is real, or if it's just the imagination of the ruins' owner," Shen Nian thought. Even he had never heard of a mountain that could be larger than a star.

After only a moment, a faint glimmer of light appeared and disappeared.

Walking to the end of the road, there was a flat area of about a hundred square meters, with nothing else around.

Just as he stepped into this area, Shen Nian's expression changed slightly. He took a step and arrived in front of a figure sitting cross-legged.

Not long after. From the passageway came Wang Damu's shocked voice: "What terrifying Battle Intent! It's been so many years, yet this intent hasn't vanished. Could a great war have broken out here?"

Murong Chen was sweating profusely, his face pale. It was clear he couldn't withstand the incoming Battle Intent, and in the end, he had to use a Talisman to steady his mind.

He then glanced with some surprise at Wang Damu, who seemed as oblivious as a reckless youth, feeling absolutely nothing.

"This guy isn't right..."

"How can he feel absolutely nothing!"

Xiao Qinger was surrounded by points of golden light. With the Female Yan Emperor protecting her, she only needed to carefully sense the aura of the strange fire. Of course, carrying the heavy sword was clearly becoming a bit difficult for her.

"It's fine. The aura of the strange fire is already very obvious; it's right inside here," the Female Yan Emperor said softly.

Xiao Qinger opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't speak.

"Hehe, you are quite generous. These divine objects of heaven and earth are obtained by those with affinity. Even if you want to yield it to your Senior Brother, he must have the Luck to obtain it," the Female Yan Emperor had long seen through Xiao Qinger's thoughts and chuckled, then thought for a moment and added: "Besides, does your Senior Brother even need you to yield it to him?"

Xiao Qinger did not speak. Her internal decision would not change; as long as her Senior Brother needed it, she would not compete for it, and would just treat this as gaining some experience.

"Sigh, foolish child," the Female Yan Emperor sighed helplessly.

Soon, the three walked out of the passage and were all stunned by the scene before them. Even the Female Yan Emperor showed a look of shock.

In front, before Shen Nian. A broken sword was stuck in the ground. Behind the broken sword was a skeleton figure sitting cross-legged, draped in a pale yellow robe. The robe exuded an aura of time; even after endless years, it remained intact, showing how precious its Materials were.

The figure beneath the robe had bones as crystalline as spirit jade, and the surface of the body was carved with mysterious divine patterns, bringing four words to mind: Indestructible!

It was not difficult for everyone to feel how powerful this person was in their lifetime. And that soaring Battle Intent was emitted by this person.

"Hiss!" Wang Damu couldn't help but gasp and said: "I never expected that in the ancient era, the Physical Body of our Human Race could be this terrifying. I don't know how long these ruins have existed, yet his bones are still intact. I truly dare not imagine what level his Physical Body reached while he was alive..."

Murong Chen nodded in strong agreement.

Immediately after, Wang Damu took out numerous tools, knelt on the ground, kowtowed several times with great piety, and then stood up to light three sticks of incense nearby.

"What are you doing..." Murong Chen watched, feeling a bit confused.

Wang Damu also looked at Murong Chen strangely and said: "Treasure hunting, what else? Do you think we came here for the scenery?"

"This person passed away here, and there might be treasures buried nearby. As a qualified grave... explorer of ancient civilizations, one should not waste every inch of land in the tomb..."

"..." Murong Chen fell silent. Although he was very tempted, he held back after looking at the White-robed Figure nearby who hadn't made a single move.

"That's strange, what's wrong with Brother Shen?"

At the very back, the voice of the Female Yan Emperor sounded in Xiao Qinger's mind.

"Behind, behind the stone door behind this person, the strange fire is there!"

Xiao Qinger withdrew her gaze from the skeleton, which she had been staring at in shock, and looked toward the back. If not for the Female Yan Emperor's reminder, she would not have been able to see that there was a stone door there.

At this very moment. Shen Nian's consciousness had sunk into a new world. When he first appeared before this skeleton, a remnant page fell into his hands, pulling at his consciousness.

"Loose Cultivator Zhou Xuan, thirty-seven years old, Nascent Soul Great Perfection. Formation, Artifact, Pill, and Body are all unqualified. Considering his meritorious service in demon sealing, he may be temporarily listed as a Named Disciple of the Ninth Mountain."

"If he does not forge a dao palace before the age of fifty, his status as a Named Disciple will be revoked."

As this voice, which sounded like a heavenly decree and made Shen Nian's entire Soul tremble, faded away, a figure whose face could not be seen knelt on the ground, kowtowing violently, as if he had received some incredible reward.

"Disciple Zhou Xuan kowtows in thanks to you, my Lord!"

Before this man named Zhou Xuan was an endless expanse of stars. Within the stars, two massive spheres like bright moons gradually dissipated...

Shen Nian was stunned for a moment. Even he couldn't help but feel a sense of horror because he realized that these spheres were actually a pair of eyes!

Such enormous eyes, as large as stars? Then how big must his true form be?

Is this a human? What kind of Realm is this? An Immortal?

Shen Nian remembered what the Old Ancestor had said when he was a child and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Little Nian, what's so impressive about reaching the Dao Integration Realm? One day, if you step into the Immortal Gate and ascend, once you unleash the Dharma Aspect of Heaven and Earth, then..."

"Then what happens, Old Ancestor?"

"Haha, the Old Ancestor would like to know too, but unfortunately, the path is broken..."

While Shen Nian was pondering. Crack... crack. Shen Nian felt a stinging pain in his brow. The image was stuck at this moment; it seemed that this was just a remnant page, and he could not see the complete story.

In the final instant, Shen Nian saw. On an endless crimson land, a figure whose face could not be seen was walking. He was wearing a pale yellow robe, and on the cuffs, an ancient character was faintly outlined in black silk, extremely similar to the character for "Seal".

"Named Disciple of the Ninth Mountain of the Demon Sealing Sect, Zhou Xuan, comes here for demon sealing."

Boom! This crimson land suddenly vibrated, like a heartbeat. If one could see it from billions of miles away, one would realize that this crimson planet was actually a great demon roaming the starry sky!

"I am not guilty, I am not guilty!"

"I have always been obedient, never daring to defy the Human Race...!"

That roar shattered space, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

However, the Named Disciple Zhou Xuan simply took out a golden booklet, which recorded the crimes committed by this demon. He took out a pen and gently crossed out the great demon named "Chi Mo," then sat cross-legged on the ground with a pious expression.

"I request the Ninth Mountain Dharma Decree!"

Hum! A golden scroll slowly opened in the sky, with nine mountain peaks standing tall upon it, surrounded by the sun, moon, and stars, without any aura flowing out. But when this Dharma Decree appeared, the demon's terrified voice spread across the starry sky.

"Chi Mo pleads guilty, Chi Mo pleads guilty..."

"I beg..."

Before he could finish speaking, the vision ended there.

Shen Nian slowly regained his senses. Looking at the skeleton before him, he revealed an unprecedented expression of solemnity, his curiosity reaching its absolute peak.

Even a Return to Void Cultivator could only be a Named Disciple, and a single Dharma Decree made that great demon so terrified.

The Ninth Mountain...

The Demon Sealing Sect...

What really happened in the ancient era...

How could such a powerful Sect be destroyed?

And how could the Human Race have weakened to this extent?